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Reputation: 2256

SVG imported into Android Studio is blurry when viewed as XML

I had a designer create a logo in SVG format for me. After importing into Android Studio via drawables->New->Vector Asset, I am able to open the file to view its code and/or see the logo itself. It looks fine until I zoom in:

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Does anyone know if this is normal behavior for Android Studio or is there a problem with the SVG file? First time making a real app. Do I even need vectors for my drawables or can I just use high resolution PNGs? What's the industry norm here?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 452

Answers (2)

Akshay Rajput
Akshay Rajput

Reputation: 250

yes, it is normal if you zoom any vector file too much it will fade out a little try using different vectors for the different screen if your app allows users to zoom your vector images.

Upvotes: 0

CommonsWare
CommonsWare

Reputation: 1006664

Does anyone know if this is normal behavior for Android Studio

Yes, at least through Android Studio 4.1. It is not re-rendering the SVG at different zoom levels — it is zooming in on the already-rendered SVG as a bitmap. Studio's resource design view is fairly new and is not that sophisticated.

Do I even need vectors for my drawables or can I just use high resolution PNGs?

Prefer vector drawables over PNGs, where practical. Android Studio's ability to create vector drawables from SVGs is modest, as there are lots of SVG features that vector drawables do not support. But vector drawables tend to be smaller and scale better than PNG counterparts.

Upvotes: 2

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